Bio
Aga Łuczakowska is a documentary photographer based in Katowice, Poland. She began as a staff photographer for a local newspaper before working internationally and developing long-term projects. She has lived in Istanbul, Turkey and Bucharest, Romania and participated in masterclasses with Stanley Greene (NOOR) in Italy and Christopher Morris (VII) in New York, USA. After years abroad, she returned to Poland to support her family during serious health challenges, a period that shifted her perspective. After a few years’ break, in 2025 she returned to photography and has the pleasure of participating in seven exhibitions within just three months. Alongside photography, she works as an IT project management consultant while continuing to pursue personal documentary work.
Artist Statement
I see photography as a way to preserve memory and invite questions rather than provide answers. I value imperfections and a sense of the primitive—qualities that carry emotional truth. As Greene once said, “If we keep it primitive, then we will get the iconic image… being perfect is boring.” My approach is also influenced by time spent in Berlin’s galleries, where I continually reconnect with contemporary art, and by years in Bucharest, a city whose raw textures and layered histories continue to inform my vision. Equally, I draw inspiration from my love of Brâncuși’s work - his devotion to form and light.
Curated Selections & Special Features
2025 Der Greif: Guest Room “Messy” selected by Felix Hoffmann, Mona Schubert & Marit Lena Herrmann
2010 Burn Magazine: Maramures – A Transition
2010 The New York Times Lens Blog - Turning Point: Aga Luczakowska
Solo Exhibitions
(incoming, 12-19 October 2025) Râsu’-plânsu’ – “laughing through tears” at Bucharest Photo Fest 2025, Bucharest, Romania
Group Exhibitions
(incoming, 29-31 October 2025) Abuja Photo Festival, Abuja, Nigeria
2025 (1-30 October) Masks Online Exhibition, SE Center for Photography, South Carolina, USA
2025 (1 October - 3 January 2026) The Griffin Museum of Photography Satellite Gallery Jenks Center, Winchester, MA, USA
2025 (18 September) Slideshow Exhibition organised by Sonntag Grant & Aperture FIlm Lab, Berlin, Germany
2025 (3-14 September) Paranapiacaba Photography Festival (FFP25), Cine Lyra, Paranapiacaba, São Paulo, Brazil
2025 (22 -25 August) Side Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2011 Ekspozycja, 1500m2, Warsaw, Poland
2010 LOCUSLUX Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2010 Fundación Carlos de Amberes Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2008 slideshow at Program OFF/Krakow Photomonth, Poland
2007 Silesian Press Photo, Katowice, Poland
2006 Fotografia Młodych, Szyb Wilson, Katowice, Poland
2006 Silesian Press Photo, Katowice, Poland
2005 Silesian Press Photo, Katowice, Poland
2004 Silesian Press Photo, Katowice, Poland
Awards
2025 Selected for Face-to-Face Award and Artist Feature by Der Greif, special (incoming) portfolio feedback edition with guest curators Felix Hoffmann, Mona Schubert & Marit Lena Herrmann
2010 Second prize at Southeast Europe: People and Culture photo competition
2008 Winner of category Invisible Europe of EURplace26 Photo contest 2007
2007 Second prize for a single theme So keres?/How are you? in photo contest during International Romani Art Festival
2007 The prize from the Office for the City of Katowice for the young creators of culture
2007 An Award of Excellence in Newsweek Poland photo contest A free woman, An independent woman
2006 YOUR SHOT September photo contest by National Geographic Magazine
2005 Second place in SILESIAN PRESS PHOTO
Scholarships
2010 Invitation to participate in the Canon & VII Gallery Workshop with Christopher Morris “Shooting stills and video on one assignment”
2008 Scholarship to attend the TPW Masterclass Focus on Monferrato with Stanley Greene
2007 Scholarship to attend EDDIE ADAMS 20th ANNIVERSARY WORKSHOP (Navy Team with Gerd Ludwig & David Griffin)
Publications
The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, The Moscow Times (Russia), Dziennik Zachodni (Poland), Dziennik (Poland), Gazeta Wyborcza (Poland), Rzeczpospolita (Poland), Gaste (Turkey), Večernji list (Croatia), Polityka (Poland), Tygodnik Powszechny (Poland), Večernji list Magazine (Croatia), Slask (Silesia Magazine), Biuletyn Fotograficzny, National Geographic Magazine (International Edition), National Geographic Magazine Polska (Poland), Revu (Netherlands), Saudi Aramco World, Vision Magazine (China), Historia Slaska według Kazimierza Kutza, pp. 87, The New York Times Lens Blog, Burn, Subtitled Magazine, 5klatek
NGO clients
Save The Children, Ovidiu Rom (founded by Maria Gheorghiu and Leslie Hawke), IREX (Biblionet project founded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
Education, Courses, Trainings and Workshops
2025 Seeing Through Photographs, Museum of Modern Art
2025 Cristina de Middel: Stranger than Reality, Mangum Learn
2025 Modern Art & Ideas, Museum of Modern Art
2025 Artful Practices for Well-Being, Museum of Modern Art
2025 Z rodziną najlepiej na zdjęciu (With Family, Best in the Picture), workshop with Monika Szewczyk-Wittek, Warsaw
2010 Canon & VII Gallery Workshops with Christopher Morris “Shooting Still and video on one assignment”, Dumbo, NY, USA
2008 TPW Masterclass Focus on Monferrato with Stanley Green, Italy
2007 Eddie Adams Workshop XX (Team with Gerd Ludwig and David Griffin), Jeffersonville, USA
2005 MA in Environmental Management and Protection, University of Silesia, Poland